Can anybody make any recommendations on a shipper? It is too heavy to go greyhound.I could wait months if that is what it takes. I used to hear about guys that would crisscross the countrypicking up items.. I'd like to pay in the $300 to $400 range. Is that unreasonable price?

Post subject: Re: Want to transport console radio Midwest to New Hampshire

Posted: Dec Sun 31, 2017 5:08 pm

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If it is too heavy to ship by Greyhound as a single package, you may want to consider pulling the chassis from the cabinet to lighten it up. You could then ship it as two lighter weight packages.

This would also have the added benefit of helping prevent damage to both the cabinet and the chassis. Sometimes the combined weight of the cabinet and chassis do not tolerate the stresses of shipping very well.

Post subject: Re: Want to transport console radio Midwest to New Hampshire

Posted: Jan Mon 01, 2018 12:02 am

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plycon is OK, unfortunately they sub the shipping out to local moving companies. Had a MCM couch shipped from California to MA, earlier this year, and I was at the mercy of getting the local guy to deliver it when I was available (took about a week of trying to arrange the delivery)

Post subject: Re: Want to transport console radio Midwest to New Hampshire

Posted: Jan Mon 01, 2018 6:54 am

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JBL_1 wrote:

Can anybody make any recommendations on a shipper? It is too heavy to go greyhound.

I was under the impression that their weight limit was 100 pounds. Are you saying that this set weighs more than that? If so, the suggestion to remove the chassis and send in two containers should work, and even with two, it should still be cheaper than using any other method to ship.

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Post subject: Re: Want to transport console radio Midwest to New Hampshire

Posted: Jan Mon 01, 2018 7:16 am

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Easily can happen.

I had a 37-690 shipped to me in 4 boxes... The two chassis individually in their own boxes, the big speaker in a box, and the cabinet with the tweeters and resonators still mounted in the final box. With packing materials and cardboard, the cabinet came up to 114 lbs. We hoped Greyhound wouldn't notice and the seller tried to drop it off, but Greyhound weighed it and refused it. I used UShip for that one.

I posted once on Uship and also did not receive any replies. I will look into Plycon.There is no way I am going to get the seller to take the radio apart.It seem to remember 20 years ago there were guys that traveled coast to coastjust picking up stuff like this.. Now that I live in New Hampshire there is not muchnear me!